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Oct 9, 2015 · Check out 10 surprising facts about the five-star general who also served as America’s 34th president.
Oct 27, 2009 · Learn about the life and career of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States and the supreme commander of Allied forces in World War II. Find out how he led the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe, managed the Cold War, and shaped the Interstate Highway System.
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2 days ago · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. president (1953–61), who had been supreme commander of the Allied forces in western Europe during World War II. A republican, as president, he presided over a period that was characterized by economic prosperity and conformity in the midst of the Cold War.
- Birthplace of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Denison, Texas.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower as a young boy.
- Wedding portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie Eisenhower, 1916.
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower talking to paratroopers of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division just before their departure for Normandy, June 5, 1944. The trooper's “Screaming Eagle” shoulder patch was scratched from this wartime photo for security reasons.
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, and General Omar Bradley at the National Airport, Washington, D.C., September 12, 1946.
- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower visiting Omaha Beach, Normandy, June 1951.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower campaign pin, 1952.
Apr 3, 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States and a World War II hero. Find out about his early years, military career, political rise, and legacy.
- HIS BIRTH NAME WAS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, AND MIGHT HAVE BEEN CONFUSING. We all recognize him as Dwight D. Eisenhower, but his birth name was David Dwight.
- “IKE” IS THE ENTIRE FAMILY’S NICKNAME. Speaking of names, it’s easy to assume that his nickname (as in “I like Ike”) came from his first name. But the nickname stems from Eisenhower, and it’s the nickname the whole family went by.
- HE NAMED CAMP DAVID AFTER HIS GRANDSON. The Presidential getaway in Maryland was called “Shangri-La” by President Franklin Roosevelt after it was converted from a WPA-built government employee camp to a working retreat for the commander-in-chief.
- HE QUIT SMOKING BY SURROUNDING HIMSELF WITH CIGARETTES. Eisenhower smoked three or four packs of cigarettes a day, picking up the habit while he was a student at West Point and quitting only a few years before he became President.
He commanded the Allied Forces landing in North Africa in November 1942; on D-Day, 1944, he was supreme commander of the troops invading France. After the war, he became president of Columbia University, then took leave to assume supreme command over the new NATO forces being assembled in 1951.
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Feb 19, 2019 · Prior to being elected president, Eisenhower was supreme allied commander in Europe during World War II, the first military governor of the U.S.-occupied zone in Germany, president of Columbia University, and the supreme commander of NATO. He served as president from January 20, 1953 until January 20, 1961.
